Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gelwaz

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 This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-wó-s (“yellow”), from *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”) +‎ *-wós. Cognate with Latin helvus (“light-yellow”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*gelwaz

  1. (West Germanic) yellow

Inflection

Declension of *gelwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gelwaz *gelwō *gelwą, -atō *gelwai *gelwôz *gelwō
accusative *gelwanǭ *gelwǭ *gelwą, -atō *gelwanz *gelwōz *gelwō
genitive *gelwas, -is *gelwaizōz *gelwas, -is *gelwaizǫ̂ *gelwaizǫ̂ *gelwaizǫ̂
dative *gelwammai *gelwaizōi *gelwammai *gelwaimaz *gelwaimaz *gelwaimaz
instrumental *gelwanō *gelwaizō *gelwanō *gelwaimiz *gelwaimiz *gelwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gelwô *gelwǭ *gelwô *gelwaniz *gelwōniz *gelwōnō
accusative *gelwanų *gelwōnų *gelwô *gelwanunz *gelwōnunz *gelwōnō
genitive *gelwiniz *gelwōniz *gelwiniz *gelwanǫ̂ *gelwōnǫ̂ *gelwanǫ̂
dative *gelwini *gelwōni *gelwini *gelwammaz *gelwōmaz *gelwammaz
instrumental *gelwinē *gelwōnē *gelwinē *gelwammiz *gelwōmiz *gelwammiz

Synonyms

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gelwa- ~ *gulu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 174
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